Each year in May, on the weekend closest to 23 May when HMB Endeavour anchored in Bustard Bay on the Queensland coast, they celebrate with a family friendly Festival.
In 2019 the 27th annual 1770 Festival theme is Experiences in Paradise.

In 2019, CIAF will celebrate its 10th Anniversary as it continues to introduce innovative and exciting opportunities for Queensland Indigenous artists. CIAF has gone from strength to strength since the inaugural fair in 2009, attracting significant attention from both international and national collectors, curators, media and the general public.

The 17th annual Gold Coast Film Festival will run from 3 to 14 April 2019 across the Gold Coast.
Walk the red carpet on opening night alongside actors, filmmakers and film crew. Learn from Australia's leading producers, writers and directors in intimate seminars and workshops.

Learn the basics of blacksmithing and create your own set of blacksmithing tools with Terry Drennan.
You will make a set of blacksmithing tools including a cold chisel, hot cutter, round punch, oval punch, centre punch and tongs.

Sri Lanka is an island of lavishly spicy cuisines and India is well known for its aromatic spices. One of the most common cuisines served in Sri Lanka and India is steamed or boiled rice, alongside a curry, (whether it's vegetable, pulse, seafood or meat).

Enjoy the old-world charm of a Clock Tower tour. Step into the original 1930s hand-operated lift, travel past the Art Deco-styled clock face to arrive at the final, 64 metre high platform for a bird’s-eye view of the city.

Inspired by Easton Pearson’s famous runway shows, design your own fashion headband using playful templates created by Brisbane artist and long-time Easton Pearson collaborator Stephen Mok.
Let your imagination run wild with Stephen’s creative shapes and make your own adornment ﬁt for the catwalk, a stroll in the city, or your own living room, in this fun activity for the fashionable of every age.

The Medibank Feel Good Program is a series of free fitness classes held in South Bank Parklands and Queens Gardens in the City. Classes will take place at Queens Gardens on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as part of the Medibank Feel Good Program.

Love animals? Want to learn more?
The Aussie Wildlife Course is an introductory course developed to train enthusiastic members of our community to provide emergency care for sick, injured or orphaned native
wildlife.

APT9 Kids on Tour invites young visitors to explore and experience diverse contemporary art styles and approaches from Australia, Asia and the Pacific. It features free activities that are specially designed for children and families.